Informing and encouraging initiatives that support Western Canada's natural environment

This week's top stories in EcoWest News: 1. The past, present, and future of manufactured goods 2. Seeing value in every plant, invasive or native 3. Urban forests & farmland drainage

We need your help! We’ve started compiling a list of ways in which we can all enjoy nature regardless of physical ability. Take a look at what we’ve found and send us your suggested additions so we can add them to the list. Or send us your wish list – things you wish were available but aren’t yet.

This week's top stories in EcoWest News: 1. From demolition to deconstruction - salvaging lumber 2. Oilfield noise and its impact on prairie songbirds 3. Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program is doing great work but needs some help

SAGE, a Lethbridge-based group, is a voice for environmental sustainability in their community. The organization’s track record demonstrates that a small group of people can be highly influential if they are focused and in it for the long run.

This week's top stories in EcoWest News: 1. Corporate purchases of renewable energy in Alberta 2. Artificial Light at Night: State of the Science 2022 3. Municipal compost programs

Explore Western Canada’s natural landscape and wild inhabitants through words and pictures - from buffalo, seaweed, and wolves to roadside geology, lakes, rivers, and oceans.